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Ideal supporting CHASE charity
Posted on 4th May 2012
Ideal Group is proudly supporting The Shooting Star Children’s Hospice CHASE. We have set up online donation website.
Help us raise £1,000 for this very worthy cause. Ideal Group will match every donation you make £ for £*.
Firefighters Called To Floods
Posted on 1st March 2012
Firefighters were called out to help a Beckenham resident who experienced a domestic flood, The Times Series report.
The house, situated in Gordon Road, Beckenham, became flooded after a washing machine malfunctioned.
The downstairs floor was affected by flood damage , however the rest of the house remained relatively undamaged.
Call For Listed Barn’s Restoration
Posted on 24th February 2012
A derelict listed medieval barn, situated at the hub of Ledbury town, may be far too expensive to save, says the Ledbury Reporter.
Herefordshire Council is looking to rid themselves of St Katherine’s Barn onto a private company or community group, as part of its “asset review” programme.
The Council report states: “This is a listed building and its community asset transfer would remove maintenance liabilities of £600,000.”
Tenant Cashback Scheme
Posted on 23rd February 2012
The tenant cashback scheme is still on track to launch in April, Inside Housing report.
The government is arranging last meetings between insurers and housing providers to discuss concerns over the scheme, due to be rolled out across England in two months.
Boost In External Restoration Projects
Posted on 10th February 2012
More Brits are buying ‘ugly’ or neglected houses with the aim to give them exterior makeovers with brick restoration work, the Telegraph report.
Recently house buyers are being swayed by properties in affluent areas, in close proximity to good schools, despite the fact said propertied are neglected and in need of extreme renovation work.
Stone Cleaning Damage
Posted on 8th February 2012
Some stone and brick cleaning systems cause irreparable damage to listed buildings.
The brick restoration and stone cleaning industry is always changing as new cleaning systems and techniques enter the market.
Such innovations have caught the attention of Heritage organisations and District Councils, who have voiced the concern that many stone cleaning techniques have been proved to be very damaging to listed buildings.
Ideal help in holiday home horror
Posted on 14th December 2011
When the Ideal Group received a call from a very distressed holiday home owner recently, we did what we always do and reassured the caller that, as specialists in cannabis factory decontamination and cleaning, they had called the right company to immediately repair the wrecked property.
Father and son told to pay for damp property
Posted on 17th November 2011
Father and son told to pay for damp property
